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. 2021 Aug 10;8:681192. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.681192

Table 4.

Percentages of fatty acids in psoas major muscle of pigs.

Items Nursery stage Growing stage Finishing stage SEM p -values
Landrace pig Bama mini-pig Landrace pig Bama mini-pig Landrace pig Bama mini-pig pS pB pD pS × B pS × D pB × D
GB diet NRC diet GB diet NRC diet GB diet NRC diet GB diet NRC diet GB diet NRC diet GB diet NRC diet
C14:0 0.99 1.15 0.96 1.18 1.22 1.14 1.20 1.30 1.24 1.20 1.39 1.34 0.05 <0.01 0.04 0.13 0.22 0.01 0.22
C16:0 28.37 29.34 26.68 30.45 28.70 26.05 27.50 27.92 27.21 25.81 27.94 27.70 0.93 0.08 0.45 0.81 0.54 0.03 0.05
C16:1 1.84 2.17 1.21 1.44 2.38 2.37 0.87 1.39 1.66 2.04 1.03 0.99 0.28 0.35 <0.01 0.20 0.43 0.97 1.00
C18:0 10.88 15.60 15.93 14.73 16.00 14.41 16.72 16.12 15.52 14.22 17.23 16.52 1.16 0.14 0.02 0.88 0.87 0.20 0.33
C18:1 30.61 31.51 33.91 40.28 31.43 34.30 43.16 41.71 36.80 37.67 43.30 41.81 1.74 <0.01 <0.01 0.23 0.27 0.32 0.86
C18:2 19.95 13.57 15.38 6.54 16.38 17.23 8.09 8.27 13.57 15.59 6.96 8.58 1.77 0.16 <0.01 0.13 0.59 <0.01 0.61
C18:3n−3 0.99 1.04 1.42 1.60 0.77 0.76 1.37 1.35 0.90 0.74 1.18 1.06 0.14 0.03 <0.01 0.89 0.44 0.55 0.78
C20:0 0.21 0.23 0.18 0.22 0.24 0.19 0.20 0.24 0.21 0.20 0.20 1.06 0.20 0.32 0.27 0.24 0.28 0.32 0.19
C20:4n−6 4.71 3.31 3.34 2.30 2.28 2.44 0.74 1.23 2.38 1.72 0.64 0.68 0.39 <0.01 <0.01 0.12 0.93 0.04 0.36
C20:5n−3 0.44 0.62 0.34 0.48 0.21 0.42 0.06 0.16 0.15 0.21 0.04 0.08 0.04 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.37 0.17 0.25
C22:6n−3 1.02 1.47 0.66 0.78 0.40 0.71 0.10 0.31 0.38 0.59 0.13 0.19 0.08 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.25 0.47 0.08
SFA 40.45 46.32 43.75 46.58 46.17 41.78 45.61 45.58 44.18 41.42 46.46 46.63 1.42 0.89 0.01 0.76 0.58 <0.01 0.44
MUFA 32.44 33.67 35.12 41.72 33.81 36.67 44.03 43.10 38.46 39.72 44.33 42.79 1.71 <0.01 <0.01 0.15 0.34 0.29 0.85
PUFA 27.11 20.01 21.14 11.70 20.02 21.55 10.36 11.32 17.37 18.86 8.96 10.58 1.92 <0.01 <0.01 0.14 0.64 <0.01 0.71

Values are expressed as % (means with pooled SEM), n = 8 per treatment group.

S, stage; B, breed; D, diet; S × B, stage × breed interaction; S × D, stage × diet interaction; B × D, breed × diet interaction.

SFA, saturated fatty acids, including C14:0, C16:0, C18:0, and C20:0; MUFA, monounsaturated fatty acids, including C16:1 and C18:1; PUFA, polyunsaturated fatty acids, including C18:2, C18:3n−3, C20:4n−6, C20:5n−3, and C22:6n−3.